Tips & Preview: GWS Giants vs. Port Adelaide: Giants to secure much-needed AFL victory
Expert predictions for Sunday’s AFL match between the GWS Giants and Port Adelaide
Giants want to beat Port to snap their losing streak.
Goal accuracy is a problem for Port Adelaide (44%) GWS Giants vs. Port Adelaide Predictions
With a victory over Port Adelaide, who are having trouble with accuracy in front of goal, the Giants can turn things around and snap their losing streak.
At 44%, Port Adelaide’s accuracy rate is the lowest of any team in the league.
GWS is a potent passing team that ranks sixth in the league for both field goal percentage and kick-in points.
The Power permit thesecond-highest number of Kick-In Scores among the
These two teams have gone under the game total head-to-head in seven of their last ten games combined.
These two teams have faced off in five regular season games and one postseason game since the 2019 season began. Last season, GWS won the Semi Final 90-73, going under the game total.
Port Adelaide has a 4-1 record against the spread and a 4-1 advantage in straight-up wins through the first five regular-season games.
GWS Giants Organization
After an unexpected loss to the Hawks the previous weekend, the Giants are barely hanging on to their eighth-place ranking. They have now dropped 4 of their last 5 games, and the pressure on the scoreboard has completely stopped.
The Giants haven’t scored more than 79 points in any of their last five games, which is a sharp contrast to their season-opening average of 107 points per game through their first seven games.
News About the GWS Giants Team
Josh Kelly is on the team, but he may not play until closer to the big day to show how healthy he is after suffering a calf injury. He may still come off the extended bench.
In the interchange, Jack Buckley is also mentioned, having recovered from a calf complaint.
List of GWS Giants players
B: H. Hoffmanberg, S. Taylor, and C. Idun
HB: L.Aleer, N. Haynes, and L. Whitfield
C: T. Green, J. Werh, R. Angwin
HF: T.Bedford, J.Riccardi, and B. Daniels
F: J. Hogan, C. Brown, T. Greene – C
FOLL: C. Ward, F. Callaghan, and K. Briggs
I/C (FROM): J. Buckley, J. Kelly, M. Gruzewski, X. O’Halloran, H. Thomas, A. Cadman, T. Mullin
IN: M. Gruzewski, J. Kelly, and J. Buckley
OUT: Nothing
Form for Port Adelaide
Last weekend, the Blues broke Port Adelaide’s three-game winning streak by winning by six goals in the fourth quarter.
This season, the Power’s greatest loss (42) came against the Pies in round six. That was the second-biggest loss for the team.
One similarity between the two games is that Port had substantially fewer possession, which translated into fewer scoring opportunities.
News from the Port Adelaide Team
Both Charlie Dixon and Jeremy Finlayson, who will play for the Magpies in the SANFL, were left off the roster.
When it gets closer to kickoff, the extended bench will be reduced, and the players who are left out won’t be able to play in the SANFL this week.
List of Port Adelaide Players
B: B. Zerk-Thatcher, E. Ratugolea, and K. Farrell
HB: D. Houston, A. Aliir, J. Burgoyne
C: W. Drew, T. Boak, C. Rozee – C
HF: T. Marshall, M. Bergman, D. Byrne-Jones
F: M. Georgiades, O. Lord, and Z. Butters
FOLL: J. Horne-Francis, J. McCentee, and I. Soldo
O. Wines, D. Williams, W. Lorenz, La. Jones, F. Evans, D. Visentini, Q. Narckle, J. Mead, and I/C (FROM)
IN: D.Williams, W. Lorenz, O. Lord, C. Rozee, D.Visentini, Q. Narkle, D.
OUT: C. Dixon (omitted), J. Finlayson (omitted), R. Burton (injured)
